diff --git a/test/core/end2end/cq_verifier.c b/test/core/end2end/cq_verifier.c
index e7c42b1d600..80c8b23e4e4 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/cq_verifier.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/cq_verifier.c
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ static int byte_buffer_eq_slice(grpc_byte_buffer *bb, gpr_slice b) {
   return ok;
 }
 
+int byte_buffer_eq_string(grpc_byte_buffer *bb, const char *str) {
+  return byte_buffer_eq_slice(bb, gpr_slice_from_copied_string(str));
+}
+
 static int string_equivalent(const char *a, const char *b) {
   if (a == NULL) return b == NULL || b[0] == 0;
   if (b == NULL) return a[0] == 0;
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/cq_verifier.h b/test/core/end2end/cq_verifier.h
index c9369128649..cf0211cd17b 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/cq_verifier.h
+++ b/test/core/end2end/cq_verifier.h
@@ -72,4 +72,6 @@ void cq_expect_finished_with_status(cq_verifier *v, void *tag,
 void cq_expect_finished(cq_verifier *v, void *tag, ...);
 void cq_expect_server_shutdown(cq_verifier *v, void *tag);
 
+int byte_buffer_eq_string(grpc_byte_buffer *byte_buffer, const char *string);
+
 #endif /* __GRPC_TEST_END2END_CQ_VERIFIER_H__ */